The Bourne Identity

Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, July 13, 2004

The Bourne Identity

Matt Damon stars in a well-executed spy thriller (theatrically released in 2002) with an unbeatable premise: An American wakes up in Europe with amnesia, with no idea who he is, but he soon notices that people are out to kill him -- and that, somehow, he knows how to defend himself. Entertaining and suspenseful. The extended version has an alternative ending and beginning, but only in the bonus materials section, which has been so expanded that director Doug Liman's audio commentary has been dropped. At least eight other new items also have been added to this supposed improvement over the previously released collector's edition. Rated R. 119 minutes.

-- M. LaSalle

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